The major part of the program, however, was the segment on the history of the Black Panther Party. The party is poised to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year.

The NAACP showed a documentary video highlighting the history of the party, some of the goals that they held and the opposition that they faced. The program also mentioned the Million Man March of 1963 where over 260,000 people gather at the national mall in Washington D.C.

It was one of the largest rallies that has ever taken place at the capitol.

“The main focus of the program was to implement the Black Panther anniversary as well as the Million Man March anniversary because those are two prominent things that we have currently going on in present day,” Lampley said.

The program was the third one that she had been involved in.

“Hopefully it will be something that NAACP carries on throughout their remainder on JSU’s campus. I definitely think its important because as young people we often times forget, and you have to always find a way to be well rounded and find a way to give back to the community,” Lampley said.

She said the main takeaway that she would like for people to get from the program is that “[the African American community] is still making history.” Lampley also said she wants people to make sure “to stay involved and well informed about the things that happened in the past because they happen in the present as well.”